Technology

Art

Dolphin Emulator Release 2606: Game Boy Player Support, Triforce Fixes, and Wii RetroAchievements

exploraz

5h ago· 37 min readen

technology gaming open source emulation

Summary

Dolphin Emulator's Release 2606 Progress Report details major updates including: official support for the Game Boy Player (which was teased as an April Fool's joke but turned out to be real), the last previously unplayable Triforce game (The Key of Avalon) now being functional with multi-instance support for up to 5 players, RetroAchievements support coming to Wii games, and a fix for a long-standing visual issue with Graphics Mods at high resolutions that affected flagship titles.

Source

Hacker NewsDolphin Emulator Release 2606: Game Boy Player Support, Triforce Fixes, and Wii RetroAchievementsdolphin-emu.org

Key quotes

· 4 pulled

For April Fool's we teased that Dolphin now had support for the Game Boy Player, but the joke was that it was real!

The last unplayable Triforce game, The Key of Avalon, no longer has that title! It is now functional in Dolphin, supporting up to five instances of the emulator together for 4 player (and a server) action.

Graphics Mods quietly fixed a major visual issue at high resolution that has plagued many flagship games for Dolphin's entire existence!

Since the last Dolphin Progress Report, RetroAchievements support has come to Wii games. You can now waggle your way up the leaderboard!

Snippet from the RSS feed

Welcome to the Progress Report for Dolphin Release 2606. We usually prefer to launch toward the beginning of the month, but a slew of important, large, and technically challenging changes had us working overtime. Strap in, because we have a lot to cover!

You might also wanna read

Standboy: A Game Boy emulator for your code editor sidebar that plays while AI agents work

Michael built Standboy, a free and open-source Game Boy emulator that lives in your code editor's sidebar. It automatically wakes up when yo

Product Hunt·1mo ago

NINTENDO 64クリアブルーをオマージュした8BitDoのレトロメカニカルキーボード「Retro 87 Keyboard - Clear Blue」予約開始

8BitDoがNINTENDO 64のクリアブルーモデルをオマージュしたメカニカルキーボード「8BitDo Retro 87 Keyboard - Clear Blue」を発表し、予約受付を開始した。透明に近いブルーの筐体に、NINTENDO 64のコントローラーを彷彿とさせる赤

4gamer.net·5h ago

GForce releases official Prophet-5 software emulation with MPE and dual-layer features

GForce Software has released an official plug-in emulation of the Sequential Prophet-5 synthesizer, following their previous Oberheim instru

cdm.link·9d ago

Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection Receiving Bug Fix Update on June 15

Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection is receiving a patch on June 15, 2026, that will fix bugs and improve functionality. The update adds

nintendolife.com·11d ago

QUByte ReConnect 2026 Showcase Announces 13 Retro Games Coming to Xbox

QUByte's inaugural ReConnect Showcase announced 13 retro games coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One throughout 2026 and 2027. The 11-minut